Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in physics | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course aims at deepen and formalise the notions of electromagnetism taught in the first year. The course covers electrostatics, magnetostatics, electrodynamics, Maxwell's equations, conservation laws and electromagnetic radiation. It also covers the relativistic formulation of electrodynamics.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After the completion of this course, the student will be able to :
- move from the global to the local (differential) form of the laws of classical electrodynamics
- understand the physical meaning of Maxwell's equations and their consequences (superposition principle, conservation of electrical charge, energy, momentum, ...)
- be able to set and solve Maxwell's equations of electromagnetic systems (in electrostatics, magnetostatics and electrodynamics)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Physics and mathematics learned during 1st year
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course consists of ex cathedra lectures supported by derivations on the blackboard.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Classroom based course organized during the 2nd period.
Based on the health situation, the course might switch to an online course.
Recommended or required readings
The slides of the theoretical course and a collection of exercices will be made available on myULg (pdf files).
Recommended book : "Introduction to electrodynamics", D. J. Griffiths, Prentice Hall
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Additional information:
A written test covering exercices (35%) and theoretical concepts/global comprehension (65%) is organized in June and August in face-to-face mode if conditions permit, otherwise in remote mode.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Professor:
John Martin
Physics Department, I.P.N.A.S., Bât. B15, Sart Tilman
Tel: 04/366 28 64 - Fax: 04/366 28 84
e-mail: jmartin@uliege.be
Teaching assistant:
Jérôme Denis
Physics Department, I.P.N.A.S., Bât. B15, Sart Tilman
Tél. : 04 366 37 64
e-mail : jdenis@uliege.be